In only my first year as an “A” rider I earned a place in the Toyota Top 20, Stage 4 of the process.  I was selected as one of the 20 most qualified riders selected from 3000 candidates to have the opportunity to be selected for a full factory satellite team ride for 2008, Stage 5 of the process.   I was not selected, that honor went to Wil Hahn, a second year “A” rider.  I am confident that my performances made the selection a difficult one. 

In Stage 3 of the process, 462 riders, I finished 1^st in both classes I entered.  At the Northwest Regional Qualifier for Loretta Lynn’s National Championship I won Motocross A/Pro Sport and MX Lites A/ Pro Sport.

In Stage 4 of the process, 20 riders, I finished 5^th in Motocross A/ Pro Sport and outside the top 5 with mechanical difficulties in every moto of MX Lites A/ Pro Sport.

It is a great honor to be considered one of the 20 best new Pro riders in the country.  I will continue to improve my program to secure a Team ride for 2008 Supercross and Motocross.

I did well a Loretta Lynn's again this year with a solid 5th overall in Motocross A/Pro Sport.  Unfortunately, I had major mechanical problems in all three motos of Lites A/Pro Sport.  In Lites practice I blew up my new race motor, so had to try to rebuild it before Moto 1.  Special thanks to Honda of Houston Shaun, Dave and especially, Adam who did much of the work.  But, even after the rebuilt, the motor still did not sound right, so we raced the practice motor and bike.  In moto 1 I was about 10th on the start and passed 4 guys in the 10 commandments, but blew my rear tire when I landed the exit triple on the first lap.  25 minutes on a flat tire at this big race was not fun.  In moto 2, my fuel screw fell out on the parade lap. With only a 2 minute hold, my mechanic Matt, raced back to the pit, found a replacement and ran back to the start.  That was another terrible feeling to watch 41 other guys blast off the line as I waited for the fuel screw.  But, I rode well, after starting 42nd plus 30-40 seconds, I worked my way all the way up to 13th.  Moto 3 I thought would be the one, as the gate dropped I was in 7th and moved into 6th, before the finish line and the red flag which meant a restart.  I was not so lucky on the restart with a 20th or so start.  I worked my way up to 7th when my brakes locked up an killed the motor.  I got going and pulled into the mechanic area, but could not find the problem, so I re-entered the race 25th to 30th and charged back to finish 14th.  I know with good equipment and team I can do really well in this class too.  Also with a little better luck.

I finished 6th overall in the Canadian Outdoor Nationals West Lites Series.  I am proud of this result considering I competed as a privateer and started the series in 12th at round 1 in the mud at Morden.  Even the 12th was a good result considering I was running 4th when my bike stalled and I got lapped before I got it restarted.  I charged from 40th to 12th once I got going again.  Unfortunately, I was unable to improve my weekend results since the second moto was canceled.